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Project Cars--You Get to Vote on "Hold 'em or Fold 'em"

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Re: . [boomchek] by explorerx4
Nov 12, 2008 (4:22 pm)
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Replying to: boomchek (Nov 12, 2008 1:16 pm)

if a car had a vinyl roof, i like the ones that have it in the front, leaving the back of the roof painted, like that maverick.
back in '96 when my wife was looking for a new car, she liked the taurus sho and the aurora. the sho listed for about 30k, aurora 36k+. guess which one she bought.
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Re: . [explorerx4] by boomchek
Nov 12, 2008 (5:59 pm)
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Replying to: explorerx4 (Nov 12, 2008 4:22 pm)

Lemme see, you being a Ford guy... the SHO?
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Re: . [explorerx4] by andre1969
Nov 13, 2008 (6:03 am)
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Replying to: explorerx4 (Nov 12, 2008 4:22 pm)

if a car had a vinyl roof, i like the ones that have it in the front, leaving the back of the roof painted, like that maverick.
 
I kinda like that look too, sort of a reverse of a landau roof.
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Re: 1970 911T Porsche [qbrozen] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
Nov 13, 2008 (9:08 am)
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Replying to: qbrozen (Nov 12, 2008 4:22 pm)

Geez, the '70 911T looks pretty beat up. I suppose if the price went no higher than a couple thousand bucks, you could restore the car. The 911Ts with Webers are not the most valuable of that era, nor is the targa, so in that sense it is on the bottom of the food chain---one would rather have (of course) a 911S, or a 911E with mechanical fuel injection, and if neither of those, at least a '73 911 coupe with CIS injection, or a '69 coupe with Webers and no targa. I would buy a car like that for $1,500 bucks or so because if it turned out to be really bad in some way (bad engine or rust, both of which immediately total the car, or nearly so) then I could part it out and get my $1,500 back.
 
The '78 looks to be a much better buy. It's an SC. It has that stupid whale tail but you can buy another engine lid and paint it to match, and sell the whale on eBay to someone who needs a testosterone recharge.
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Re: 1970 911T Porsche [Mr_Shiftright] by qbrozen
Nov 13, 2008 (9:45 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Nov 13, 2008 9:08 am)

It has that stupid whale tail
 
we think alike ... sometimes.
 
I'd much rather a 911E, personally. But good ones are $$$.
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Re: 1970 911T Porsche [qbrozen] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
Nov 13, 2008 (9:49 am)
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Replying to: qbrozen (Nov 13, 2008 9:45 am)

Yep 911E has more power, is more responsive--what's not to like?
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Re: 1970 911T Porsche [Mr_Shiftright] by qbrozen
Nov 13, 2008 (10:04 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Nov 13, 2008 9:49 am)

Oh, really? See, THAT I didn't know. I thought the T was more power and the E was the bottom model. I mean, it DOES lack the whaletail, after all.
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Re: 1970 911T Porsche [qbrozen] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
Nov 13, 2008 (10:08 am)
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Replying to: qbrozen (Nov 13, 2008 10:04 am)

Yes, the 911E has 30 more horsepower (155HP vs. 125HP) than the 911T, and is a good deal more rare as well.
 
The whale tail probably slows the car down...downforce will do that. Besides that, the concept of "downforce" is pretty irrelevant until you hit 130 mph or so. That's why seeing all these gadgets on street cars is rather amusing.
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. by fintail
Nov 13, 2008 (10:54 am)
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When you give a car a wide engine bay to support several different powertrains, the small ones look especially tiny
 
Doesn't look like a bad driver
 
I think this stopped qualifying to be called a car long ago
 
Another nice W116...I once saw a 560SEL in a similar color combo (but the paint was more of a light silver blue)...made me drool...your experience may vary
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Re: . [fintail] by boomchek
Nov 13, 2008 (11:39 am)
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Replying to: fintail (Nov 13, 2008 10:54 am)

You can hide a couple suitcases under the hood of that Ford wagon. And speaking of hiding stuff under the hood, I recall that some small European cars from the 70s and 80s had spare tires mounted under the hood. Anyone remember?
 
The color of the W116 is nice. Reminds me of my parents' light blue W123.

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